Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-04-29
SIGNIFICANT!
Some Of the Last Public Opinions
Of a Great Man.

New York Correspondence Cleveland Leader.
One has u most excellent opportun'
ity to study "man" as represented by
the average New Workers. Among
the wealthy classes, very many OF
them have the waxy skin, dropsical
flesh, and "pufled eyes" that are indi-
cative OF serious kidney affection.
"Bright's disease" is plainly written
on their faces. Since General Logan's
death the subject of rheumatism is
being discussed by the medical pro-
fession.
Every intelligent person, with any
knowledge of the human system, is
well aware that if the kidneys are in
good condition all unnecessary mate
rial is regularly carried off by them.
If not, various acids, such as uric
acid, one of the chief causes of rheum-
alism, are left in excess, creating de-
posts that cause all sorts of chronic
organic diseases. 1t would seem,
therefore, that rheumatism, like drop
sy, is not a disease, but the result of
a disease, and ii is safe to say that If
the stomach and kidneys are kept in
healthful condition, there will be no
deaths from rheumatism.
General Logan was well aware that
his disease was of the kidneys, and
once expressed himself in indignant
terms at the folly of doctors treating
him for rheumatism, when 1t was the
kidneys that caused his attacks. The
high living and the excuses in all
things, prevalent among wealthy
men in large cities, especially in New
York, is the chief cause for Brights
disease, and the aristocratic trouble
known as rhematism, even as insult
ficient and improper food bring about
the same results among the very poor.
The above article, which we repro
duce because of its general interest,
is very significant. The public be-
lieves that rheumatism is an effect of
diseased blood, this disease being
caused by nric acid or kidney poison.
Enough of this is developed daily TO
kill several men, and if il is not re-
moved by the kidneys as fast as form
ed, it gradually ruins the health.
This fact is a scientific demonstra-
ton.
Ifdoctors do not admit it, it is
probably because they do not wish TO
attract attention TO the menace de-
ranged kidneys offers to the general
health, since they have no authorized
specific for these organs.
General Logan knew what his real
trouble was, and he recognized the
nonsense of treating the eiiects-the
real seat of the disease was the kid
neys. Senator Sittig, of Illinois,
whose vote elected Logan senator af-
ter four months of balloting, tells us
that Logan often complained. to him
of great distress in his kidneys. Dis
ease of the kidneys always produces
and besides that, it
caused paralysis, apoplexY, impoten-
cy, stomach and blood disorders,
brain troubles, female complaints and
countless other diseases which would
almost never develop if the blood was
kept free of uric acid or kidney poi
son.
These facts the public recognizes
even though medical gentlemen for
very evident reasons, will not public
ly acknowledge them, lest, perchance,
some proprietary medicine, like War
ner's safe cure, which is sold by all
dealers and is now admitted to be the
only scientific specific, will get the
benefit.
File on such bigotry 1t has been
authoritatively stated time and again
that there can be no real sound health
If there Is any false action of the kid
neys. Insurance companies refuse
of risks on this ground alone,
hence it is that there is such univer-
sal popularity that given to the great
named-apopularity that
Is based upon INTRINSIC merit.
Two much dependence upon pro-
'essional advice, especially in matters
over which medical men admit they |
nave no power, too often results very
lisastronsly, but of what use to the
victim is experience gained by fatal
lisasterl
How much better is it to be guided |
by an unprejudiced public opinion in
such matters.
Had Logan been so guided, he
might have been spared many years.